Which to use
“travado” and “trocado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,579
- “travado” frequency rank
- #11,369
- “trocado” frequency rank
- 30948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | travado | trocado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que está impossibilitado de se mover | permutado |
Letter map: travado vs trocado
Shared letters muted; letters that set travado and trocado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on travado vs trocado
travado and trocado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
travado is recorded at frequency rank #19,579, classified as anadj. trocado is at rank #11,369, tagged as anadj, pronounced /tɾu.ˈka.du/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30948, this pair ranks #37,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of travado vs trocado
Shared letters: adort. Private to "travado": v. Private to "trocado": c.
"travado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "trocado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "travado" and "trocado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "travado" or "trocado"?
After this comparison
Pair "travado" vs "trocado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "travado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trocado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "travado" and "trocado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "travado vs travão". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #37,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.